Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 9 February 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 18:06. Yamaganda 07:05 to 08:27. Gulika Kalam 09:50 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Rahu Kalam 13:58 to 15:21.00061218Moonset 07:37Moonrise 19:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 9 February 2012

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 23:18, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 February

Rahu Kalam runs 13:58 to 15:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:05 to 08:27
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:37
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:50 to 11:13
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:58 to 15:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:47

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 23:18 · Tritiya until 20:53 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:30, then Purva Phalguni until 09:53 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, Atiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:32, then Atiganda until 04:28 Fri, then Sukarma until 01:16 Sat
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:27 · Gara until 23:18 · Vanija until 10:06 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:06Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:43 and 18:12.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.